Apps SDK Manager will not launch

[Miketronix]

I downloaded and installed Android-sdk-r16-windows.zip and JDK-6u31-windows-x64.exe, but the SDK Manager.exe program does not launch.
When I try to launch, a blank window appears for a split second then disappears, with no error messages.
I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this problem or has any idea what the problem might be.

I'm running Windows 7 on an Intel quad-core, and I uninstalled, reinstalled and rebooted several times. I also tried installing Android using Installer_r16-windows.exe and JDK version 6u26, and tried running as administrator, but SDK still won't launch. I haven't loaded Eclipse yet.
I'm a windows programmer but I don't know much of anything about Java or Android.

 

[Miketronix]

I did a Google search and found the answer.

I had to add C:\JavaDK6\bin;C:\Android\tools; to the PATH environment variable.
Java aparently needs to be the first entry of the path.
"JavaDK6\bin" is my location of Java.exe
Also verfiy that the registry says:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit\1.6.0_31
JavaHome = C:\JavaDK6